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Photosynthesis and Respiration

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plants need ________from the air for photosynthesis.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Soil

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Sugar

2.

What do plants give off after photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

3.
Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?
a)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.
b)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.
c)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.
d)
Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.
4.
The photosynthetic pigment that absorbs light during photosynthesis and gives plants its green color is called:
a)
chloroplast
b)
chlorophyll
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chlorine
5.

What part of the plant helps the plant to obtain water?

a)

Roots

b)

Stem

c)

Leaves

d)

Fruits, seeds and flowers

6.
Plants do both photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is the name of the simple sugar that is produced in photosynthesis?
a)
Sucrose
b)
Dextrose
c)
Glucose
d)
Lactose
8.

Which plant part collects the sun's energy and makes food?

a)

Leaf

b)

Stem

c)

Roots

d)

Flower

9.

How can photosynthesis be related to cellular respiration?

a)

What's made by one is needed for the other

b)

They both produce the same products

c)

They both need the same things

d)

They have nothing in common

10.

During photosynthesis, what form does the food take?

a)

The food takes the form of glucose.

b)

The food takes the form of carbon dioxide.

c)

The food takes the form of soil.

d)

The food takes the form of a ham sandwich.

11.

What is photosynthesis?

a)

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants make their own food using carbon dioxide, water and sunlight.

b)

Photosynthesis is the process in which plants make their own food using oxygen, water and sunlight.

c)

A green pigment called chlorophyll

d)

No idea

12.

What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

a)

Glucose and oxygen

b)

Sunlight and water

c)

Carbon dioxide and water

d)

Soil and roots

13.

What are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide and water

b)

Glucose and oxygen

c)

Sunlight and chlorophyll

d)

Roots absorbing water

14.

What colour is chloropyll?

a)

Green

b)

Blue

c)

Red

d)

Cyan

15.

When do plants photosynthesize?

a)

In the day

b)

In the night

c)

In both the day and night

d)

Never

16.

When do plants respire?

a)

In the night

b)

In the day

c)

All the time

d)

Never

17.

Cellular Respiration's goal is to

a)

make water

b)

make energy

c)

make glucose

d)

make oxygen

18.
What gas is released into the air during cellular respiration?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water 
d)
glucose
19.

___ is the process that cells use to take energy from glucose.

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

transpiration

d)

excretion

20.

The ___ is the cell part (organelle) inside cells where cellular respiration happens.

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

21.

___ is needed for cellular respiration, it is absorbed from the air.

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

22.

___ is needed for cellular respiration, it comes from food.

a)

glucose

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

23.

The primary purpose of cellular respiration is to produce ___.

a)

ATP

b)

sugar

c)

glucose

d)

heat

24.

Both ___ are leftover as waste products after cellular respiration.

a)

water & carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen & glucose

c)

carbon dioxide & oxygen

d)

water & oxygen

25.

Which of the following is the word equation for cellular respiration?

a)

glucose + oxygen ---> ATP + carbon dioxide + water

b)

carbon dioxide + water ---> ATP + glucose + oxygen

c)

glucose + water ---> ATP + carbon dioxide + oxygen

d)

glucose + carbon dioxide ---> ATP + oxygen + water

26.
Which is not a waste product of cellular respiration?
a)
Water
b)
Heat
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Oxygen
27.

One molecule needed for cellular respiration is

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

glucose

c)

water

d)

chlorophyll

28.

Identify all of the reactant(s)

A
B
C
D
29.

Identify all of the product(s)

A
B
C
D
30.

Uses oxygen

a)

Aerobic Respiration

b)

Anaerobic Respiration (Animals)

c)

Fermentation

31.

Produces lactic acid

a)

Aerobic Respiration

b)

Anaerobic Respiration (Animals)

c)

Fermentation

32.

Releases only small amounts of energy

a)

Aerobic Respiration

b)

Anaerobic Respiration (Animals)

c)

Fermentation

33.

Which is the correct equation for aerobic respiration?

a)

6O2 + C6H12O6 → 6CO2 + 6H2O

b)

6CO2 + H2O → O2 + 6C6H12O6

c)

6O2 + C6H12O6 → 6CO2

d)

6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6

34.

Ethanol is a product of which type of respiration?

a)

Aerobic

b)

Anaerobic in animals

c)

Fermentation

35.

Which type of respiration does this equation show?


Glucose -> Ethanol + CO2

a)

Aerobic

b)

Anaerobic in animals

c)

Fermentation

36.
Which type of respiration is most efficient?
a)
Aerobic
b)
Anaerobic
37.
Which organ excretes carbon dioxide?
a)
Lungs
b)
Liver
c)
Heart
d)
Kidney
38.
What are the products of anaerobic respiration?
a)
Glucose and oxygen
b)
Carbon dioxide and water
c)
Lactic acid
d)
Carbon monoxide
39.
Which of the following is true about anaerobic respiration?
a)
It is a fast process
b)
It allows organisms to live in places with little oxygen
c)
It evolved before aerobic respiration
d)
all of the above
40.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
Animal cells use cellular respiration and plant cells only use photosynthesis
b)
Animal cells use photosynthesis and cellular respiration and plants just use photosynthesis
c)
Animal cells use cellular respiration, plant cells use both cellular respiration and photosynthesis
d)
Animal and plant cells both use cellular respiration and photosynthesis
41.

In the diagram, label A is pointing to the waxy cuticle. The waxy cuticle . . .

a)

blocks sunlight, preventing damage to the leaf cells.

b)

reduces water loss from the surface of the leaf.

c)

contains stomata and guard cells

42.

In the diagram, label C is pointing to the palisade cells. Palisade cells . . .

Select two options.

a)

have air spaces between them that allow gases to diffuse through the leaf.

b)

are situated at the top of the leaf so that they can absorb as much light as possible.

c)

contain a large number of chloroplasts, which carry out the photosynthesis reaction.

d)

are a layer of transparent cells that light can pass through.

43.

In the diagram, label D is pointing to a spongy cell. Spongy cells . .

a)

have air spaces between them that gases can diffuse through.

b)

are situated at the top of the leaf so that they can absorb as much light as possible.

c)

are transparent cells that allow light to pass through.

44.

In the diagram, label G is pointing to a stoma (plural: stomata). A stoma . .

a)

consists of two guard cells that control the size of a hole in the lower epidermis.

b)

is a small hole in the lower epidermis that allows gases to diffuse into and out of a leaf.

c)

is part of the upper epidermis.

45.

In the diagram, label F is pointing to a guard cell. Guard cells . . .

a)

surround stomata, controlling the size of the holes and regulating water loss from the leaf.

b)

are transparent cells that allow light to pass through.

c)

are part of the upper epidermis.

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